See Also: bunionectomy(medicine)
Keller bunionectomy(medicine)
Mayo bunionectomy(medicine)

nailer (iou) and bunionectomy (medicine)


nailer (iou)



nailer noun. ME.
[from NAIL verb + -ER1.]
A person who makes nails; a nail-maker. ME.
A person who nails something. rare. M17.
A supremely efficient person or thing; a person who is exceptionally good at something. slang. E19.
A police officer, a detective. slang. M19.
A power tool for driving in nails. L20.
naileress noun a female nail-maker M19.
nailery noun a place or workshop for the making of nails L18.

bunionectomy (medicine)


bunionectomy
<procedure, surgery> The surgical removal of a bunion, most often from the base of the big toe. Immobilisation in a plaster cast for 1-2 months after the surgery is typical.